Wednesday, July 16, 2014

My Doll's B'day was coming, And I wanted to do something which she really likes. After giving some thoughts, decided to make it really special for her. And then my planning started, about a month back. But, nothing was finalized yet. My sweety wanted me to make a cake for her. Well, I am really happy to tell you guys, my little one loves what I cook.. So, she wanted a cake for her B'day made by me... Well, baking a cake was not an issue for me. What real was an issue, what to make??? I thought of making a simple cake with her favorite character But, then you get that in store. So, why to trouble myself... I love cooking... So, I was already planned to make lots of stuffs which included Dahi- Wada, Gulab jamun, Khasta Kachori... the most time taking stuffs. Didn't wanted to omit anything. So, thought of giving a trial and make this cake 1 week before her b'day. Right from Scratch to the end, I mean frosting as well.

It definitely came out good, but while making frosting I didn't realize I added more sugar then it actually required. So, correction to be done in final cake. Did my homework. And got to know where I was lacking. So, here is the final product. This is again the Barbie Doll Cake, with different frosting.This is the first look of the Cake......

I did lots of research, some by googling, some by books from library and some after talking to couple of baking professionals. There are some common mistakes which we all do, but never realize. So, I will tell you step be step process of how to bake and decorate this cake like a professional, and then you will stop getting cakes from a store, as you realize that you yourself can make what these bakery stores can do...

Ingredients you need to bake a cake-

Maida/ All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 large cup

Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp

Baking powder- 1 tsp

Salt - a inch

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Cooking Oil - 3/4 cup

Whipped Cream - 1 cup (since it was a birthday cake, I used it generously, you can reduce it too 1/2 cup)

Vanilla Essence - 1tsp

Milk as required

Directions to make a cake -

In a big bowl, with a wooden spatula mix Maida with Baking Powder, Salt and Baking Soda.

In another bowl, Mix sugar with cooking oil, whipped cream and Vanilla essence.